Katherine Patterson, author of "Bread & Roses, Too" will be at the Bradford Academy this Thursday evening!

Fifth Grade Families!

Katherine Paterson Author Talk

May 31^st, 6:30 pm

Bradford Academy Auditorium, Bradford, Vermont

World-renowned children’s author, Vermont resident, and frequent VHC presenter Katherine Paterson will speak about her work, including her book, Bread and Roses, Too, which is the Vermont Reads choice for 2018. The novel of historical fiction tells the story of the 1912 “Bread and Roses” strike in the Lawrence, Massachusetts textile mills through the eyes of an Italian-American girl and a runaway boy.

Vermonters and lovers of children’s literature are undoubtedly familiar with Katherine Paterson and her many highly-acclaimed works, including Bridge to Terabithia. She is the author of more than 30 books, including 16 novels for children and young people. She has won the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award twice each. Her novel The Day of the Pelican, about an Albanian refugee family who moves to Barre, was also a Vermont Reads pick, in 2010.

This event is free and open to the public. SME fifth grade students and their families are invited to attend.